Does your back pain leave you with feeling like you can’t stand up straight? Do you find it difficult to stand up from a chair due to your back? When you look in the mirror do you look crooked? Do you find it difficult to complete simple daily activities due to...
Opioids
Avoid the PAIN of spinal surgery by NEVER having ONE
I feel it is important to write on spine surgery given all the publicity it has received in recent months. Two high profile sports figures have been in the news related to their issues with back surgery. To begin with, a few weeks ago, we were told Tiger Woods would...
Effects of Pain Medication
There has been a lot of media attention toward prescription pain medication lately. The focus has been on the unnecessary over-zealous prescription of opioids. The problem is not only the addiction they can cause, but also related deaths. There were nearly 30,000...
Treating Pain WITHOUT Drugs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging physicians to limit use of opioid medications prescribed for chronic pain. Data suggests the current usage of opioids is NOT working. In fact, it is leading to drug dependency, higher medical costs, and...
